For decades, Nintendo's biggest driving philosophy has revolved around one key word – fun. The company has long been influenced by the design sensibilities of Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who once ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.

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Even if you didn’t know that Donkey Kong Bananza was made by the studio behind Super Mario Odyssey, it wouldn’t take very long to figure it out. Nintendo’s latest 3D platformer shares clear DNA with ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Super Mario Odyssey: Kaizo Mode Super Mario Odyssey: Kaizo Mode is a mod for version 1.0 of Super Mario Odyssey which increases the difficulty of every moon ...

Despite Mario reaching his 40th anniversary this year with Super Mario Bros, we’re about to approach the 30th anniversary since Mario made his 3D debut with Super Mario 64 in 1996. This became a ...

TL;DR: Nintendo Switch 2 launches June 5 with free upgrades for select original Switch games, enhancing visuals, frame rates, HDR, and adding GameShare features. Twelve first-party titles, including ...

But Mario didn't even have a name in that 1981 debut – it was the then-villainous Donkey Kong who was the star of the show. Yet Nintendo has always seemed content to let DK play, er, second banana in ...